The Decomposing Flower Podcast

In the 1980s, Sue Sharp would travel to the small town of Keddie, where she would live with her 5 children after leaving behind her marriage. Only a few months into her new life, her cabin would become a crime scene. a crime that has never been solved. What happened? Why did it happen? Today we discuss what happened that night in Cabin 28. 🥀 Content Warning: Murder 🥀 ⁠Request a topic/case 🥀 FOL...

In the small town of Villisca a lone axe man would sneak into the small farm house of the Moore Family and brutally attack all 8 victims. Despite having multiple suspects, no one has ever been caught. 🥀 Content Warning : Murder 🥀 ⁠ Request a topic/case 🥀 FOLLOW US 🥀 Disclaimer : If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us.  All opinions stated are ours alone,...

This is Part 2 of The Dutroux Case . In the wake of Dutroux's arrest and the ensuing national shock, a major development occurred: a number of victims from alleged pedophile networks started to come forward and testify. These witnesses did not primarily implicate Marc Dutroux himself, but rather alleged the existence of a vast, protected network of abusers. This purported network included powe...

In today's two part episode, we're going to be discussing Marc Dutroux and The Shadow Network. Marc Dutroux was an unemployed electrician with a major documented history of sexual assaults with a series of kidnappings of young girls across Belgium. He was finally caught and two of his victims 12-year-old Sabine Dardenne and 14-year-old Laetitia Delhez were rescued from a concealed dungeon in his h...

On June 12th 2019 the police would retrieve two milk crates that were chained together in a 30 foot deep well. Inside was 18 large rocks, and a 11 week old baby, Dylan Groves. Dylan has fractures all throughout his body that were all at different healing stages, which would indicate that they did not happen at the same time. This is the heart breaking story of Dylan Groves and how his parents care...

Klara Mauerova was a mother of 2 young boys, but everything changed when evil entered into their home. An Orphan by the name of Anika, whom Klara's sister, Katrina was adopting started to convince Klara to abuse, torture and cannibalize her sons. This is the case of The Mauerova Family Cult. 🥀 Content Warning: Child abuse 🥀 ⁠ Request a topic/case 🥀 FOLLOW US 🥀 Disclaimer: If anything we sa...

In the summer of 1971, 24 boys would partake in a study. To see the effects of a prison environment. The study was simple. They would be chosen at random, either a guard or a prisoner. What would go on for the next 6 days would be unethical. ⁠Request a topic/case: FOLLOW US Disclaimer : If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us. If you are personally affected b...

In 1976 3 armed men hijacked and abducted a school bus. 25 children between the ages of 5-14 and the bus driver were forced underground in a trailer and buried in a quarry in Livermore, California. Content Warning : Kidnapping, Psychological abuse Request a topic/case: Disclaimer : If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us.  If you are personally affected by th...

In the late 1880s, H H Holmes would buy a plot of land and build a maze of a hotel filled with traps, fake doors, gas chambers, and more in a way to lure victims and kill them. In this episode I dive into the world of H H Holmes and what went down in the hotel. Content Warnings: Murder, torture methods Request a case⁠⁠ or topic Disclaimer : If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comme...

On January 6th 1939 Joe Arridy was executed. He was noted as the happiest man on death row. He died smiling, and spent his 21 months on death row playing with his toy train. Joe was 23 going on six. He had an IQ of 46 and was manipulated into giving a false confession by the police. It would take 72 years for Joe, a mentally disabled man, to be pardoned. Check out Friends of Joe Arridy Content War...

The discovery of two deceased electronics technicians on a remote hillside near Rio de Janeiro, in formal suits and raincoats despite the hot August weather, and each wearing a crudely fashioned lead eye mask, immediately presented an enigma that has defied resolution for decades. Adding to the scene was a cryptic note found near the bodies, hinting at a planned sequence of events culminating in t...

Rainfurrest has been infamous as one of the most insane Furry cons. Take every horrible furry stereotype and you have rainfurrest. Today we dive into what happened at Rainfurrest in 2016 Content Warnings : Crime, small mention of SA Request a case⁠⁠ or topic Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us. If you are personally affected by this case or an...

In October 1973, The MV Blythe Star Sank off the coast of Tasmania. The Crew surviving had managed to get onto a raft. Assuming the worst was over, they were wrong. They suffered days of starvation, harsh elements, and psychological affects. The search was over within 2 days, but luckily when everyone assumed they had died.. they came back. This would change maritime laws in Australia. This is the...

In today's episode we go over Nellie Bly's expose, Ten Days In a Mad House. Nellie Bly was just 23 years old when she went uncover to Blackwell's Island Psychiatric Hospital to see how women were treated. What she uncovered was horrifying. Trigger Warnings: Mental health, abuse towards women and the mentally ill Read the expose here Request a case⁠⁠ or topic Disclaimer : If anything we...

In 1984 Josef Fritzl would lure his 18 year old daughter into the basement and kept her hidden for 24 years. She would go onto have 7 children with him. She was 42 in 2008 when she finally was free. This is the heart breaking sorry of Elizabeth Fritzl Trigger Warning: Kidnapping, abuse Request a case⁠⁠ or topic Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email...

In the spring of 1999 in Hong Kong , a young girl would make her way to the police station, claiming she was haunted by a womans ghost. The police at first didn't believe her, until she claimed she took part in this horrendous murder. Trigger Warning : Murder, rape, sexual assault, abuse, torture ⁠ Request a case⁠⁠ or topic⁠ Disclaimer : If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comm...

In the late 90s in Kobe, Japan a 14 year old boy, Seito Sakakibara would go onto create a horrifying murder of children but only there was no true justice. Trigger Warning: Murder, dismemberment, sa Request a case or topic Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us. If you are personally affected by this case or any of our future cases/episodes, and...

In today's episode we're diving into the story of Megan Bhari, a young girl who had a brain tumour and a dream. Megan founded the charity Believe In Magic with her mother, Jean O'Brien in 2011. For years Believe In Magic was a charity that many loved, and cherished, as it brought comfort to sick children and their families. But as more time went on more people discovered the truth abou...

During Stalin's regime in the spring of 1933, Stalin's police rallied up thousands of prisoners and brought them to a new island, in a way to "cleanse" Moscow. During these horrifying years these prisoners were tested on their humanity. With no food meant these people had no choice but to commit cannibalism in order to survive Trigger Warning: Death, murder, cannibalism Request a...

On June 29th 2003, 16 year old Mark would call the police claiming his friend had been stabbed. It wasn't long until the police found evidence that changed Marks story. Only for the police to realize who stabbed 14 year old John. This case has been known as the 2003 MSN Stabbing. Trigger Warning : Murder, rape, kidnapping, abuse Request a case⁠⁠ or topic : Disclaimer: If anything we say is inc...

In August of 1975, China would face the biggest disaster. A dam that was supposed to keep them safe..had burst. This caused a massive flood which stopped all communication. This disaster would go onto haunt the citizens lives. Trigger Warning: death Request a case⁠⁠ or topic Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us.  If you are personally affected...

On April 17th 2011, Seath Jackson would go to visit Amber Wright, thinking he was going to talk to his ex girlfriend about their soured relationship but little did he know that he was being lured by Amber to his death. Trigger Warning: Murder, mutilation, mention of drugs Request a case Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us.  If you are personal...

In Busan, South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, The Brother's Home was marketed as a wellness centre but those who survived this wellness centre have told their haunted memories of what happened here. Murder, death, child abuse, sexual abuse, and more happened here. Something oddly similar to Netflix series "The Squid Games", but this was no TV show, this was a real story, and those wh...

In today's episode we talk about the story of Louis Wain, a painter in the late 1800s to 1930s who was known for his very stylistic approach to drawing cats. Louis Wain began to become so obsessed with cats that he even changed the way society viewed cats. As his mental health declined, his portrayal of cats began to change. Cats that went from looking like..cats soon began to shift into something...

In today's episode we go through the sinking of the MV Le Joola, a worst shipwreck disaster than even the Titanic. A case that has never truly got justice. Trigger Warning : Shipwreck, sinking, death Request a case: Disclaimer: If anything we say is incorrect, or ignorant please comment below, or email us.  If you are personally affected by this case or any of our future cases/episodes, and would...